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Description: | Sitting on a cloud between two putti, Cupid holds his quiver and tries to console his mother Venus, who grieves over the dead body of Adonis. Her dishevelled hair and floating robes are seen against the stormy landscape. Venus adopted the dress and the habits of the huntress goddess to join her beloved Adonis in his expeditions. The red flowers in the foreground, tainted with his blood, were chosen by the goddess to preserve his memory. The style and the composition suggest that this is the work of a painter belonging to the circle of Anthony Van Dyck. | Subjects: | Adonis Cupid); landscape mythology (Venus | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Dyck, Anthony van (Flemish painter, 1599-1641, active in England) Æ Attributed to circle of Previously attributed to school of Rubens, Peter Paul (Flemish painter and draftsman, 1577-1640) | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8966... | Go to resource |
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